In a devastated democracy—where an invisible virus and an in-your-face monster are running riot—newspapers are doing their bit to elevate the mood. As #NewYear2022 dawns, there is plenty of pop advice on offer on how to navigate zindagi’s “chunautis”. (1/4)
2️⃣ @DainikBhaskar has a 10-step guide on how to “unlock happiness”. Happily lifted from Danish writer Aksel Sandemoss’s ‘Jante’s Law’, the newspaper lists the 10 commandments that have made Finland the world’s happiest nation, year after year: tinyurl.com/yc3xka39 (2/4) 
3️⃣ @AmarUjalaNews reads no different from an inane @PMOIndia speech. Its 5 steps to happiness is a boilerplate 🙏 bullshit message 🙏 forwarded by WhatsApp uncles: family first, stay happy, take care of your health, invest in a new skill, read good news. (3/4)
4️⃣ The Kannada daily #VishwaVani has 22 desktop thoughts, and 29 life lessons, on its front page. “Respect yourself,” says editor @VishweshwarBhat, mirroring the Jewish scholar Hillel the Elder’s advice: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?” Happy new you. (4/4)
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